Great looking MB, I am not a huge fan of the interior green color but the exterior gel coat patterns look great. The dash is not the best looking I have ever seen, but who really cares, it does the job and functions with what you need and looks like you have good visibility when driving.

I am heading to lake powell next week and get to spend a few days on a 2013 MB 23 TWB, looking forward to getting a good taste of MB and what it has to offer.

Bill, you mean the one with the extra goodies here and there? The one with the new little somethin somethin that were talking about? lol First shipment heads our way September 20th sir. We have to send one out to Mark Gibbs at Boatmate so he can pattern a trailer.

Check out the new board racks too. You'll notice they went with a different swivel mechanism. Much better. Also, they went with darker logos... And another close up of the windshield. I actually wasn't the biggest fan of the chrome piece but it looks much better in person. The benefit of being able to access the boat and talk with your riders makes great sense. Also lets you put your elbow out as if you were riding in a car. Not for everyone, but I like it.

I took our 21 WB surfing over the weekend, with that in mind. Not a drop of water on me or the guy to my back. Now, if the wind is blowing in the right direction, that could be a different story.
(full factory, 800# Bag, plate)

Boats look great... honestly MB's just get better every year. But that should not surprise anybody as MB has really become a collection of design ideas taken from other boats. I've noticed this trend over the past few years. Haven't we all. It's a fact that MB has really stepped up their game, but most of these "innovations" and nice new touches are not original, just good old fashioned imitation

tower: really bad impression of Bu's G3 tower (and no, it doesn't look better in person)
tracking fins: supersized and moved forward in 2012 to mimic Bu's Gorilla fins
interior vinyl patterns: redesigned in 2012 to look/feel like Bu.
gel schemes: this years were all lifted from what Bu has been doing for years, X-pattern was obviously MC inspired.
rear facing seat behind captain chair: lifted from Supra 22 SSV
transom seat: first appeared in '08 on 23 LSV, then magically appeared in '09 on the TWB & F21
new windshield: brought to you by Axis in '09, then MC in '12, finally MB in '14.
interior windshield posts: ripped off from Mc a few years back after suggestion came in from a Mc / Mb dealer
rubber covered racks: pretty sure Supra did this a few years ago
underpowered wetsounds system: first appeared on Tige and Epic, I believe (could be coincidence... maybe Tim's just that good a salesman)

Now to give credit where credit is due... I think MB does spectacular gel coat work. No joke, it's a work of art the way they lay it down.

And before folks get angry, I'm not saying the boats aren't sick... that red & black one Craig posted is pure sex (except the tower). I'm simply saying the design ideas are not original.

tower design, the same guy designed it. And, he addressed the shortfalls of the g3. How it looks is a matter of taste, I personally love the way it looks in person, plus it has just a bit more bend in all the tubes for 2014

Tracking fins, interior, transom seat. MB Hired a R&D guy from Malibu, so that also makes sense. He did a fantastic job

Windshield was on the books strickly because of he new tower, addressing the fact that the tower is in the way for boarding. Smart Move

"supra did it" should really be "supra and MB use star one, the same OEM." Supra didn't "invent" the rubber coated rack any more than star one did. You can go to bakes and buy those same racks for most any boat if you wanted to.

For me personally, that's actually what really appeals about MB.... that they essentially use off-the-shelf parts for most everything. Unique innovations that are particular to a specific brand or model can get really problematic when you are talking about a product that doesn't exceed a couple thousand units a year. Think malibu computron, early 2000s san electronic guages etc.

Craig and Zach... can you please, for the love of God and country and baseball and apple pie, tell us that MB has fixed the friggin hour meter so it only runs when the boat is running, not when you are keyed up and off?

We're going to have to wait for the avalanche of all other boat owners to chime in and establish that you are just plain wrong. New boats don't accrue hours unless they are running. Or unless they are a key'd up MB.

Do these MB boats remind anyone else of the large size bootleg off brand Lego bricks?

Yes! I have a 2012 F21... I really wonder when they will throw the "New" to the market ideas... 2013 they came with the flip on passenger seat and hated it since my buddies 2002 SANTE. LOVE my MB but I'm ready for some innovation for an upgrade. Plus side is the wake... DONT CHANGE THE HULL MB.

We're going to have to wait for the avalanche of all other boat owners to chime in and establish that you are just plain wrong. New boats don't accrue hours unless they are running. Or unless they are a key'd up MB.

i can't say if mine runs the meter or not... Is it a problem because thats when the stereo turns on or is there another reason to be annoyed? I have my stereo wired to an accessory switch so the only time my key is in the on position is a few seconds with the blower running prior to start

They just look funky to me. That B52 is about as deep as it is long. And they look cheapo-depot.
Like I said, I think of those giant lego bricks stacked up on top of each other. Out of place.
Maybe its just me, but I think they look cheap as hell.

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We're going to have to wait for the avalanche of all other boat owners to chime in and establish that you are just plain wrong. New boats don't accrue hours unless they are running. Or unless they are a key'd up MB.

Shawndoggy is right... my malibu does not even have a key; it has a power button. The boat can be on with all the accessories running without the hour meter running. The only way the hour meter runs is if the engine runs. I have checked.

Shawndoggy is right... my malibu does not even have a key; it has a power button. The boat can be on with all the accessories running without the hour meter running. The only way the hour meter runs is if the engine runs. I have checked.

sorry gang - I could have sworn my buddies 08 LSV did the same with key turned to on....

SD - my bad - I knew I shouldn't question you on this one - you've had both models